The art of (mis)using a body capture algorithm with Leo Scarin
Schedule
Sat Oct 12 2024 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Willem Dreespark 312, 2531 sx The Hague, Netherlands | The Hague, ZH
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Date: 12.10.2024Event time: 11:00 - 16:00
Location: iii workspace
City: The Hague
– aka How to Run Backwards –
Facilitator: Leo Scarin
Language: English
Software: TouchDesigner, Mediapipe for TouchDesigner
Participant requirement
No requirement, though intended for a creative audience that is comfortable with basic programming. Scroll to the bottom of the page for more detailed requirements.
Max. no of participants: 20 people
The art of (mis)using a body capture algorithm is an iii workshop run by Leo Scarin (RGBdog) that repurposes body and hand tracking algorithms into critical tools for expression. The participants are invited to create an artistic response to this prompt using Mediapipe and TouchDesigner, tools practiced during the workshop.
Computer vision was devised as early as the 19th century as an analytic tool for military and labour surveillance, now adopted, too, across industries like cinema, arts, and sports; renewed by a recent innovation of machine learning (ML) techniques. Like all ML algorithms, though, decisions about who creates the datasets, how and for whom, are often top-down and opaque.
Running backwards is a silly activity. It is the creative mean to camouflage, defy, and flee surveillance tools. (Mis)using algorithms is a way of repurposing technology, reclaiming its design with a bottom-up approach.
Time Activity Who
11:00 – 11:15 Welcome Guests Leo/Yun
11:15 – 11:45 Host and Workshop Introduction Leo
11:45 – 12:15 Guided Introduction to TouchDesigner Interface Leo
12:15 – 13:00 Guided Introduction to Mediapipe in TouchDesigner Leo
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch All
13:45 – 14:00 Assignment Brief: (mis)use the algorithm Leo
14:00 – 15:45 Autonomous Concept Development All
15:45 – 16:00 Conclusion and Follow-up Leo
Workshop objective
The aim of the workshop is for the guests to familiarise with the tools presented (TouchDesigner + Mediapipe) and have successfully conceptualised an idea by the end of the workshop, which they can autonomously develop further.
Software requirements
– TouchDesigner (any 2023 version): https://derivative.ca/download
– Mediapipe for TouchDesigner (download .zip of last release): https://github.com/torinmb/ mediapipe-touchdesigner/releases
Hardware requirements
– Laptop
– Webcam
– Mouse (optional, but makes life easier when navigating TouchDesigner)
References
– Hito Steyerl, How Not to be Seen (2013)
– Nikita Diakur, Backflip (2022)
– James Bridle, Autonomous Trap 001 (2017)
– Cybernetic Forests, Gaussian Noise Human Hands (2023)
– Marcel Duchamp, Nude descending a staircase (1912)
– Nam June Paik, Candle TV and Magnet TV
– Bruce Nauman, Wall Floor Positions (1968)
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Where is it happening?
Willem Dreespark 312, 2531 sx The Hague, Netherlands, Willem Dreespark 312, 2531 SX Den Haag, Nederland,The Hague, NetherlandsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
